Two men, one from Marion and one from Nevada, accused of raping minors in unrelated cases

MARION - A 27-year-old Marion man indicted Wednesday has been accused of rape involving a minor under the age of 10.

Joshua McCoy, 626 Park St., was indicted by a Marion County grand jury on one count of rape, a first-degree felony, in Marion County Common Pleas Court.

An affidavit filed in Marion Municipal Court and signed by a Marion Police detective states that McCoy was found with the victim in a parking lot in Lima on Dec. 15, after the Lima Police Department was notified by the victim's mother.

McCoy told officers that the victim was related to him and later admitted that they were previously at his house in Marion where the incident took place, according to the affidavit.

Officers reported that the victim had multiple bruises including two black eyes, the affidavit says. McCoy later told officers that he attempted to have sex with the victim and repeatedly punched her when she fought back.

McCoy is being held at the Multi-County Correctional Center in Marion. Online court records show that McCoy is being held on a $1 million cash or surety bond.

A 37-year-old Nevada, Ohio, resident was also indicted by a Marion County grand jury on one count of rape, a first-degree felony. Michael Warner, 5465 Wyandot Road, also was indicted on two counts of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony, and has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor under the age of 13.

According to an affidavit filed in Marion Municipal Court and signed by a detective with the Marion County Sheriff's office, members of law enforcement arrived at Warner's house on Dec. 4 after receiving a report of sexual assault.

The victim told deputies that she was violated by Warner, who was dating her mother, that morning, the affidavit says. The victim also told law enforcement she was violated by Warner on Nov. 24.

Warner is being held at the Multi-County Correctional Center in Marion. Online court records show that Warner is being held on a $100,000 cash or surety bond.

The grand jury also returned indictments against eight others on Wednesday:

• Jerome Douglas, 38, 760 Creston Ave., on two counts of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, one count of having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and one count of domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony.

• Mitchell Billman, 35, 738 South St., Galion, on one count of theft, a fourth-degree felony.

• William Ross, 45, 1091 Bermuda Drive, on one count of possession of cocaine, a fourth-degree felony.

• Orlando Rogers, 42, 181 Stark Ct., on one count of trespass in a habitation, a fourth-degree felony.